Helena L. Martin

Pro tip: The Marriott pens are weirdly good. If you like a clicky ballpoint, I recommend them!

(The Sheraton ones are just ok.)

#aarsbl25 #sblaar25

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking. "Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."

Attention #sblaar25 #aarsbl25

Same for me on that last bit. Though my semi-professional RSCM choir in the ‘90s was the first place I first understood systemic sexism. The girls’ choir was paid way less, got the “less good” performance opportunities, etc.

Username does not check out. 😂

Until a few days ago, my plan was to go to #aarsbl25 as an attendee only.

Now, I’m somehow workshopping an article on Friday AND presiding over a session on Saturday. 😅

See y’all soon! #sblaar25

As someone who's been doing conferences for 29 years, my all-purpose rules (which others have mentioned) are:

1. Comfortable shoes.
2. Eat what you can when you can – don't think in terms of normal meal schedules. Carry snacks/water as backup.
3. Do your best to experience the city you're in.

So-called traditional man:
"Gender is NOT a performance. Gender is something you're BORN WITH."

Also that same guy:
"If you drink pumpkin spice lattes, you're not a man."

It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend

What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management Grab your umbrella and your tights.

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.

remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

I just finished registering for my last semester of coursework ever(!) this spring. Exciting, surreal, scary.

It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop

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Unity is a really convenient weapon for getting/keeping marginalized groups in line.

This would have been a nearly impossible task for even the most traditional of the candidates.

Nothing is impossible with God, though, so I'm praying for her and for all of us.

Canons Rose would be a good band name too.

Just thinking about this pattern today for no particular reason. 🙃

Praying fervently for our new ABC. 🕯️

Massive institution run by men gets run into the ground in some profound way ➡️ figurehead resigns so people will stop yelling at him ➡️ First Woman Figurehead is appointed to the impossible task of uniting and cleaning up an institution whose wounds have been left to fester for decades/ centuries.

the specific language of “break bread with” and “visit him in prison” is so striking to me, used in condemnation this way

Even the big mix of teeny tiny pieces that *definitely do* fit together is nightmare enough for me.

It’s definitely ok to say no for any reason (not just because you’re serving a lot otherwise)—including that you just don’t want to!

I have Thigh Society slip shorts, and they’re my favorite for staying cool under a dress! I like the sleeveless dress idea too.

I’m a big animal lover, and blessing animals is one of my favorite things. Admittedly, I‘m comfortable with all friendly dogs and am generally cool with big public events, so it really depends. Have you done it before? Do you want to?

Once my mentor blessed a pet butterfly! I can only dream.

In that case, the alb fabric is the key. Many of them are polyester and therefore heat/sweat factories. They make cotton ones (which I have), which are wrinklier so people prefer the polyester. I think you can also get linen blend ones? Either way buying your own is expensive, unfortunately!

Hmm. It depends— what are you wearing?

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

Yes. Sometimes kind of literally. Walking around my neighborhood, people frequently say hi to my 2.5yo by name (not me, mind you; just her).

When I ask her “How do you know them??” she’s surprisingly unhelpful.

Poster for the Badè Museum's Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Lecture Series for Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean.

Starting next Thursday at 5:30pm BST (9:30am PST), the Badè Museum will kick off it's new Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Research Facility @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, the Series will explore Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. (1/4)